Acting on a petition filed by human rights lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC passed the order and asked the Chief Secretaries of both states to submit the report expeditiously within 15 days.
The Odisha Government has made a fiscal provision of Rs 300 crore for ensuring fire safety in government-run healthcare institutions -- right from medical college hospitals to dispensaries at the village level.
“Loss of human life can never be compensated by bringing back a dead young man to life”.
The Odisha Government has conferred the status of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs) on the gram panchayat functionaries besides matrons and warden of Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Caste Development Department’s residential school hostels
The NHRC has sought an Action Taken Report from the authorities of Odisha Government on reports on salt-water crocodiles going on rampage killing and injuring humans in coastal pockets of the State.
The Odisha Government approved 17 strategic investments in steel, pharmaceutical, chemicals, and green energy sectors at a combined investment of Rs 3883.72 crores.
The Odisha government on Friday announced a hike in monthly remuneration of lowly-paid contractual junior teachers (schematic) of primary and upper primary schools with almost 50% rise in what they were being earlier paid.
The Shree Anna Abhiyan, a flagship programme of Odisha Government, is laying emphasis on promoting millet-based foods and grains at the Eco-Retreat locations of Konark, Daringbadi, Putsil, and Sonapur tourist destinations, an official said on Thursday.
The Odisha Government has decided to launch a scheme for the conservation, renovation, reconstruction and management of temples and mutts for preserving these places of cultural significance for posterity.
The apex Court has mandated award of compensation to the families of those who die while performing such hazardous tasks, irrespective of whether the employment was in the private or public sector.
